Course Objectives
To get accustomed to the expression in the ships, ports, and the seas.To bridge the gap between casual conversatiion and maritime English. To memorize the technical terms around their marine office.
Rubric
| Ideal Level | Standard Level | Unacceptable Level |
| Achievement 1 | Exceeds: reads English sentences using Eiken Level Pre 2 vocabulary and sentence structure, and understand the contents accurately. | Meets: understands the rough contents by listening to and reading English sentences using Eiken Level Pre 2 vocabulary and sentence structure. | Approaches : can hardly understand the contents by listening to or reading English sentences using Eiken Level Pre 2 vocabulary and sentence structure. |
| Achievement 2 | Exceeds: speaks smoothly with no major breakdowns or noticeable pauses. Pronunciation is clear and easy to understand. Used a wide range of recently studied vocabulary and patterns. Grammar was nearly free of mistakes. | noticeable pauses. Pronunciation is clear and easy to understand. Used a wide range of recently studied vocabulary and patterns. Grammar was nearly free of mistakes. | Approaches: speaks but with some major breakdowns and many long pauses. Pronunciation is not clear and a bit difficult to understand. Used only a few recently studied vocabulary and patterns. A lot of grammar mistakes. |
| Achievement 3 | Exceeds: expresses his or her own opinion and gives an effective reason or explanation. Vocabulary and grammar/word usage are appropreate. | Meets: expresses his or her own opinion and gives a reason or explanation, but with only the minimum amount of information necessary. Errors in vocabulary and grammar/word usage occur but do not impede communication. | reason or explanation, but with only the minimum amount of information necessary. Errors in vocabulary and grammar/word usage occur but do not impede communication. |
| Approaches: expresses his or her own opinion but unable to give a reason or explanation. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
Outline:
Tutor will devise most of the topics used for individual, pair and group activities as well as interpretation and presentations.
Style:
Tutor will create, guide, facilitate and evaluate student, pair, group activities. Students must actively participate in all activities such as listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Notice:
・Bring your own dictionary (English-Japanese).
・Take a weekly quiz and must retest if failed. The passing score is 60%.
・Can take makeup exam in need aid up to maximum of 60 points
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Introduction; |
Technical Terms in Maritime English
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| 2nd |
The Loss of the Titanic |
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| 3rd |
The Loss of the Titanic |
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| 4th |
The Loss of the Titanic |
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| 5th |
Queen Elizabeth 2 |
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| 6th |
Queen Elizabeth 2 |
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| 7th |
Queen Elizabeth 2 |
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| 8th |
Midterm Exam |
Midterm Exam
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Evaporation |
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| 10th |
Desalination |
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| 11th |
Forecasting of Sea Temperature |
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| 12th |
Container ships |
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| 13th |
Container ships |
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| 14th |
Container ships |
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| 15th |
Term-end Exam |
Term-end Exam
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| 16th |
Evaluation |
Evaluation
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| 2nd Semester |
| 3rd Quarter |
| 1st |
The Pharaon and the Young Edmond Dantes |
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| 2nd |
The Pharaon and the Young Edmond Dantes |
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| 3rd |
The Pharaon and the Young Edmond Dantes |
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| 4th |
Natural Wonder of the Oceans |
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| 5th |
Natural Wonder of the Oceans |
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| 6th |
Natural Wonder of the Oceans |
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| 7th |
The Great Tea Race of 1872 |
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| 8th |
Midterm Exam |
Midterm Exam
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| 4th Quarter |
| 9th |
The Great Tea Race of 1872 |
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| 10th |
The Great Tea Race of 1872 |
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| 11th |
Sailors' Superstition |
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| 12th |
Sailors' Superstition |
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| 13th |
Drifting |
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| 14th |
Drifting |
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| 15th |
Term-end Exam |
Term-end Exam
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| 16th |
Evaluation |
Evaluation
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Presentation | Mutual Evaluations between students | Behavior | Portfolio | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 120 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Basic Proficiency | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Specialized Proficiency | 60 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Cross Area Proficiency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |